This was my first time consistently working on a crochet project. During the workshop we started working on a cowl, which is similar to an infinity scarf. I am proud to say that I successfully completed the cowl after continuing to work on it weeks after the workshop. This is surprising to me because I was initially struggling to successfully complete the most simple and fundamental step of the project, which is making the initial chain. This step took me particularly long and resulted in me having to start over several times in order to get it right. Towards the end of the workshop I was still working on my chain and was feeling very discouraged when I saw other students already working towards beginning to add thickness to their cowl. However, because I saw that other students were able to successfully reach the latter steps of the project, it motivated me to complete the cowl. I think that it was easy for me to find the motivation because the process of crocheting was very de-stressing. It kept my hands and mind occupied during times of stress such as prelim-season. I realized that there are more hobbies that I should try because they can also serve to make me happier.